两个男性人物支撑滚轴的牌匾 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	两个男性人物支撑滚轴的牌匾
品名（英）	Plaque with two male figures supporting a roller
入馆年号	1980年，1980.407.1
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 2000 - 公元前 1600
创作地区
分类
尺寸	4 x 4 1/8 英寸 (10.2 x 10.5 厘米)
介绍（中）	在这件镂空青铜器中，两个跪着的男性人物抓住滚轮的端子（由两个垂直元件、一个销和一个现在因腐蚀而固定的滚轮组成）。这种类型的牌匾可以追溯到公元前二千年早期，主要是基于它们的图像。很少有出处的牌匾，但这些物品似乎从安纳托利亚东部到伊朗西部都被使用过 - 反映了这一时期强大的国际联系。虽然青铜滚轮的确切功能尚不清楚，但本例底部的滚轮和孔径表明它应该与绳索、带子或织物一起使用。两个完全模特的男性形象的出现 - 除了刘海外剃光并穿着短腰带苏格兰短裙 - 可能将他们描述为寺庙服务员。有人认为，镂空青铜器可能与寺庙有关，用于生产纺织品或作为寺庙家具的元素。其他提案将此类物体识别为马饰或皮带扣。
介绍（英）	In this openwork bronze, two kneeling male figures grasp the terminals of a roller (comprised of two vertical elements, a pin, and a roller now immobilized by corrosion). This type of plaque is dated to the early second millennium B.C. largely on the basis of their imagery. Few provenanced plaques are known, but these objects appear to have been used from eastern Anatolia to western Iran – a reflection of the strong international connections of the period. Although the precise function of bronze rollers remains unclear, the roller and the aperture at the bottom of this example suggest that it would have been used with a cord, strap, or fabric. The appearance of the two fully modeled male figures – shaved except for a forelock and wearing short belted kilts – may characterize them as temple attendants. It has been suggested that openwork bronzes may have been affiliated with the temple, used either in the production of textiles or as elements of temple furniture. Other proposals identify objects like this as horse trappings or belt buckles.